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Kirkwall to Rapness ferry times and today's sailings

Orkney Ferries · 1 h 25 min · 1 sailing today · 30.9 km

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Today’s sailings

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First sailing
07:20
usual time
Last sailing
16:20
usual time
Crossing time
1 h 25 min
Sailings a week
15
Distance
30.9 km
16.7 nmi

Map

0 ships at sea
KirkwallRapness

Punctuality: 10 sailings measured so far, 50 needed. How we measure

Operators on this route

OperatorSailings in the next 7 daysCrossing time
Orkney Ferries151 h 23 min – 1 h 25 min

Timetable

Next 7 days · local time in Kirkwall
Sun 25 Oct17:00
Mon 26 Oct07:2016:20
Tue 27 Oct07:2013:30
Wed 28 Oct07:2010:3516:20
Thu 29 Oct07:2013:0016:20
Fri 30 Oct07:0016:20
Sat 31 Oct07:2216:20

Timetable published from 22 Oct 2026 to 7 Dec 2027.

Weather at sea

PlaceTodaySun 25 OctTomorrowMon 26 Oct
Kirkwall
KirkwallWind from NW 30–34 knBeaufort 7–8 · galegusts 41 knwaves 1.7–1.9 m9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.2 mm/hvisibility down to 3.2 kmWind from W 12–30 knBeaufort 4–7 · near galegusts 38 knwaves 0.4–2.0 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.8 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km
Mid-crossing
Mid-crossingWind from NW 35–39 knBeaufort 8 · galegusts 50 knwaves 2.3–2.5 m8–9 °Cprecipitation up to 1.1 mm/hvisibility down to 4.0 kmWind from W 14–38 knBeaufort 4–8 · galegusts 46 knwaves 0.5–2.5 m9–12 °Cprecipitation up to 3.2 mm/hvisibility down to 1.9 km
Rapness
RapnessWind from NW 41–44 knBeaufort 9 · strong galegusts 57 knwaves 3.7–3.9 m10 °Cprecipitation up to 0.8 mm/hvisibility down to 4.6 kmWind from W 16–44 knBeaufort 4–9 · strong galegusts 54 knwaves 1.2–3.7 m10–13 °Cprecipitation up to 2.9 mm/hvisibility down to 2.0 km

Forecast issued 25 Oct, 12:13. It doesn’t tell whether a sailing will run: that is up to the operator.

Data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Wind converted from m/s to knots and the Beaufort scale. Waves come from the nearest sea point of MET’s ocean model, which covers north-west Europe only; gusts only where MET forecasts them (the Nordic area).Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0. Models ECMWF IFS and ECMWF WAM (© ECMWF, CC BY 4.0), 9 km grid: wind in knots converted to the Beaufort scale, temperature at sea level, precipitation (rain, showers and snow) as the hourly total shown for the hour it falls in, waves and mean wave period from the model’s nearest sea point, visibility shown only below 5 km; nearby places in the same grid cell share the same figures.Daily lows and highs, and the hour with the most precipitation, worked out by ferrywhere. Each figure comes from MET Norway where MET forecasts it, otherwise from Open-Meteo.

Questions about this route

How many ferries are there from Kirkwall to Rapness today?

There is 1 sailing today from Kirkwall to Rapness, at 17:00.

How long is the ferry from Kirkwall to Rapness?

The crossing takes 1 h 25 min.

Which ferry companies sail from Kirkwall to Rapness?

The route is operated by Orkney Ferries.

What time is the first and last ferry from Kirkwall to Rapness?

The first ferry usually leaves at 07:20 and the last at 16:20, local time in Kirkwall.

How often does the ferry from Kirkwall to Rapness run?

15 sailings are scheduled in the next 7 days.

About this route

Orkney Ferries currently sails from Kirkwall to Rapness every day, 1 to 3 times a day. The first departure is usually at 07:20 and the last at 16:20.

The crossing covers 30.9 km (16.7 nmi) and takes 1 h 25 min.

Earl Thorfinn, Varagen and Earl Sigurd have sailed this route in the last 30 days. From Kirkwall, ferries also sail to Shapinsay, Sanday, Stronsay and 2 more. The return crossing from Rapness to Kirkwall has the same number of sailings a week.

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